350th Meeting: Face The Fear

Filcom International TMC

9th March 2019
Face The Fear
350th Meeting Summary
by Dale Bagas

Filcom's 350th meeting redefined fear and tackled how we can overcome it as led by Manij being the TMOD. SAA Ganesh shared the club mission and oriented everyone with the meeting protocol, before calling on Leo, President, who formally opened the meeting and welcomed the guests. TMOD Manij then introduced the meeting theme - how fear could be the bear that may confront us in our doorstep. He then called upon newly inducted members who faced their fears by accepting roles for the night: Gino as Grammarian, Michelle as Ah Counter, and Ayman as Timer.

👊 Conquering Fear 🐻

The first leg of the meeting was the prepared speeches which were made possible by five great brave takers. Khadar delivered his icebreaker "Making A Decision Has No Age Bar" and everyone was awed with stories about himself and his family. Roy, gave his first speech, "One First Comes First" which inspired everyone with the tales of his life. Mehdi, on the other hand, delivered his Competent Communication Manual #4 speech "You Are Late" entertaining everyone with his humorous piece, while Viji gave her Competent Communication Manual #8 speech "Serve Right", discussing about healthy options in cooking. Meanwhile, CJ inspired us in his speech "The key to happiness" where he talked about his own journey in the search for happiness, while Kyna entertained and humored us in her speech “ Travel Buddy”, sharing stories about traveling with a toddler. These Toastmasters, in their courageous act of speaking in front of people, proved us that they can bravely face fear.

👊 Fear of the Unknown 🐻

Table Topics Master Satish spearheaded the second part of the meeting. He prepared creative and innovative way of doing table topics. Arjay, Bilal, Tarani, Tag, and Asmaa were the braves ones who volunteered to face their fear of the unknown.

👊 Guides to Overcome Fear 🐻

TM Dennis led the third part of the meeting, being the General Evaluator. He introduced the evaluators – Joseph, Tenny, Leo, Afajal, Nadim and Rashed, who gave their valuable feedback and recommendations on the corresponding speeches assigned to them. Diana also evaluated the Table Topics, and the role players delivered their respective reports before Dennis conveyed his general evaluation. The evaluators had been our speakers' guide, a torch or light to overcome unfamiliar and scary moments in public speaking.

Towards the end of the meeting, the guests gave their feedback and we're happy to be part of it. It was a meeting filled with brave and courageous speakers, role players, evaluators, and guests. With some fears gone and at bay, the meeting ended with happy and smiling faces.

“THE ONLY WAY TO GET RID OF THE FEAR OF DOING SOMETHING IS TO GO OUT AND DO IT.” 

― Susan Jeffers

Best Speaker - Kynah Genson
Best Table Topics Speaker – Tag Saab
Best Evaluator – Nadim Bitar
Best Segment Host- Manij Lakhey